Norman Maclean : A Life of Letters and Rivers / Rebecca McCarthy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCarthy, Rebecca (Freelance writer), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Maclean, Norman, 1902-1990.

Maclean, Norman.

McCarthy, Rebecca (Freelance writer)--Friends and associates.

McCarthy, Rebecca.

Authors, American--20th century--Biography.

Authors, American.

College teachers--Illinois--Chicago.

College teachers.

Teacher-student relationships--Illinois--Chicago.

Teacher-student relationships.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2024]

Summary:

"A River Runs Through It and Other Stories" turned Norman Maclean into a late-in-life literary phenomenon and then a household name after the success of the Hollywood film based on the title story. Yet fewer know of Maclean's lifelong struggles to reconcile very different parts of himself: the revered teacher and writer in the intellectual hub of Chicago and the Montana man compelled by the wildness and traumas of his home state and family, including the tragic Mann Gulch fire and the murder of his brother. Rebecca McCarthy's intimate portrait of Maclean draws on her long friendship with the author from the time she became a student at the University of Chicago through the rest of his life. Irrepressible as a teacher, Maclean shared guidance, advice, campus and city rambles, and loyal friendship with generations of students. Behind the scenes, he honed an art as meditative and patient as his approach to fly fishing. McCarthy's experiences intertwine with stories from friends, family, colleagues, and others to detail an incredibly rich life that seemed destined to remain divided-until the creation of his classic American story"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Frontispiece

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Introduction

1. Meeting Maclean and Chicago

2. Light and Shadow

3. Seeley Lake Summer

4. Walking the City Through Stories

5. Finding Montana

6. Western Friends

7. Tragedy Was Inevitable

8. Creating the Committee

Illustrations follow page

9. Searching for a Story

10. Student and Teacher

11. A Choice Soul

12. Tragedy and Accident

13. The Crux of It All

14. The Work Never Ends

15. Loose Ends and Long Friendships

16. No Time to Tarry

17. Honors and Unfinished Work

Acknowledgments

Notes

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

Includes index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780295752495

0295752491

OCLC:

1434170304